Notice of Series Changes with the Update to North American Industry Classification System 2012
and Annual Benchmark Release on February 3, 2012

With the release of January 2012 data on February 3, 2012, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program
updated the National Nonfarm Payroll series to the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) 2012 from the NAICS 2007 basis and also released the annual benchmark revision. For more information about NAICS
in the CES program, see www.bls.gov/ces/cesnaics.htm.

Update to NAICS 2012

The conversion to NAICS 2012 resulted in minor content changes within the Manufacturing and the Retail trade sectors, as
well as minor coding changes within the Utilities and the Leisure and hospitality sectors. Several industry titles and
descriptions also were updated. All employee (AE) series are published at a more detailed level than AE hours and earnings,
production employee (PE), women employee (WE), or PE hours and earnings series, collectively called Non-AE series.
The Non-AE series were sometimes unaffected or affected at a less-detailed level than the AE series. Consequently, tables
are provided below for both the AE and Non-AE series.

Changes as a Result of Annual Sample Review

All CES series are evaluated annually for sample size, coverage, and response rates.
Some very small industries no longer have sufficient sample to be estimated and published
separately. In some cases all Non-AE series were affected while in others only WE or overtime series were discontinued, as noted in the table titles. The following
series were discontinued due to this evaluation:

The CES survey also updated industry titles to reflect similar changes in the NAICS 2012 update.
In most cases the scope of each industry is not affected by the title changes, except where the
industries are also listed in the "Change in Scope" tables listed above.

All other wood products (31-321990) gains a portion of Miscellaneous household and institutional furniture (31-337129)

337127

31-337127

Miscellaneous household and institutional furniture

A portion of Miscellaneous household and institutional furniture (31-337129) was moved to All other wood products (31-321990). The rest is reclassified into new NAICS 2012 industry Miscellaneous household and institutional furniture (31-337127).

323110

32-323110

Printing

The new NAICS 2012 series Printing (32-323110) was originally only Commercial lithograph printing, but now is an aggregate level containing Commercial screen printing (32-323113) and Commercial printing, except screen (32-323117).

4512

42-451200

Book stores and news dealers

A portion of Book, periodical, and music stores (42-451200) that is associated with Prerecorded tape, CD, and record stores (42-451220) is moved to Electronics stores (42-443142). Book, periodical, and music stores (42-451200) is renamed Book stores and news dealers.

7225

70-722500

Restaurants and other eating places

The new NAICS 2012 series Restaurants and other eating places (70-722500) combines Full-service restaurants (70-722100) with Limited-service eating places (70-722200).

Moved into new NAICS 2012 industry Miscellaneous metalworking machinery (31-333519)

443111

42-443111

Household appliance stores

Moved into new NAICS 2012 industry Household appliance stores (42-443141)

443112

42-443112

Radio, TV, and other electronics stores

Combined with a portion of Book, periodical, and music stores (42-451200) and all of Computer, software, camera, and photography supply stores (42-443130) into new NAICS 2012 industry Electronics stores (42-443142)

44313

42-443130

Computer, software, camera, and photography supply stores

Combined with a portion of Book, periodical, and music stores (42-451200) and all of Radio, TV, and other electronics stores (42-443112) into new NAICS 2012 industry Electronics stores (42-443142)

7221

70-722100

Full-service restaurants

Moved into new NAICS 2012 industry Full-service restaurants (70-722511)

722211

70-722211

Limited-service restaurants

Moved into new NAICS 2012 industry Limited-service restaurants (70-722513)

722212

70-722212

Cafeterias, grill buffets, and buffets

Moved into new NAICS 2012 industry Cafeterias, grill buffets, and buffets (70-722514)

722213

70-722213

Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars

Moved into new NAICS 2012 industry Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (70-722515)

All other wood products (31-321990) gains a portion of Miscellaneous household and institutional furniture (31-337129)

337127

31-337127

Miscellaneous household and institutional furniture

A portion of Miscellaneous household and institutional furniture (31-337129) was moved to All other wood products (31-321990). The rest is reclassified into new NAICS 2012 industry Miscellaneous household and institutional furniture (31-337127).

323110

32-323110

Printing

The new NAICS 2012 series Printing (32-323110) was originally only Commercial lithograph printing, but now is an aggregate level containing Commercial screen printing (32-323113) and Commercial printing, except screen (32-323117).

4512

42-451200

Book stores and news dealers

A portion of Book, periodical, and music stores (42-451200) is moved to Electronics stores (42-443142). The rest is renamed Book stores and news dealers.

7225

70-722500

Restaurants and other eating places

The new NAICS 2012 series Restaurants and other eating places (70-722500) combines Full-service restaurants (70-722100) with Limited-service eating places (70-722200).

NOTE: This table shows ratios of employment from NAICS 2007 series to corresponding NAICS
2012 series. The table was prepared using second quarter 2011 data from the
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program and can be used to evaluate correspondence
between NAICS 2007 and NAICS 2012 in the CES series. For example, for CES NAICS 2007
series 31-337129 Miscellaneous household and institutional furniture, approximately 96.1
percent of the employment will go to CES NAICS 2012 series 31-337127 Miscellaneous household
and institutional furniture and approximately 3.9 percent to 31-321990 All other wood products.

NOTE: This table shows ratios of employment from NAICS 2012 series to corresponding NAICS 2007
series. The table was prepared using second quarter 2011 data from the Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages Program and can be used to evaluate correspondence between NAICS 2012 and
NAICS 2007 in the CES series. For example, for CES NAICS 2012 series 31-321990 All other wood
products, approximately 97.3 percent of the employment comes from CES NAICS 2007 series 31-321990
All other wood products, and approximately 2.7 percent from 31-337129 Miscellaneous household and
institutional furniture. Ratios may not add up to 100 percent for a CES NAICS 2012 series due to
rounding.

NOTE: This table shows ratios of employment from NAICS 2007 series to corresponding NAICS 2012
series. The table was prepared using second quarter 2011 data from the Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages Program and can be used to evaluate correspondence between NAICS 2007 and
NAICS 2012 in the CES series. For example, for CES NAICS 2007 series 31-337129 Miscellaneous
household and institutional furniture, approximately 96.1 percent of the employment will go to
CES NAICS 2012 series 31-337127 Miscellaneous household and institutional furniture and approximately
3.9 percent to 31-321990 All other wood products.

NOTE: This table shows ratios of employment from NAICS 2012 series to corresponding NAICS 2007
series. The table was prepared using second quarter 2011 data from the Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages Program and can be used to evaluate correspondence between NAICS 2012 and
NAICS 2007 in the CES series. For example, for CES NAICS 2012 series 31-321990 All other wood
products, approximately 97.3 percent of the employment comes from CES NAICS 2007 series 31-321990
All other wood products, and approximately 2.7 percent from 31-337129 Miscellaneous household and
institutional furniture. Ratios may not add up to 100 percent for a CES NAICS 2012 series due to
rounding.